Beasts of the Southern Wild
On Feb. 23 the "Silver Linings Playbook" took home Best Film at the 28th annual Independent Spirit Awards.
This year the Best Picture category sees 9 films competing for the highest honor. After Guild awards one film has emerged as the front-runner. However that film is not nominated for Best Director and that could potentially lead to a surprise winner on Sunday. Previous winners are "The Artist," "The King's Speech," "The Hurt Locker," "Slumdog Millionaire," and "No Country for Old Men."
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" was the biggest surprise on Jan.10 when the Academy Awards announced their nominations. The film was expected to land Best Picture and Best Adapted Scennplay nominations. There was also some consensus that Quvenzhane Wallis would get nominated but no one ever expected newcomer Benh Zeitlin to land a Best Director nod.
The Adapted screenplay category is one of the most contested races this year as it includes five best picture nominees. The award is usually decided after all the precursors have been hand out. However with no consensus it could go to anyone this year. Previous winners have been "The Descendants," "The Social Network," "Precious," "Slumdog Millionaire," "No Country For Old Men," and "The Departed."
The Producers Guild of America is thought to be one the most important awards for a film in order to win the Best Picture accolade at the Academy Award. This year, the guild chose ten films of which eight are nominated for Best Picture at the Oscar.
